[April
14, 2014]Looking for a way to make a
difference in your community? Maybe you have wished that you could
join forces with other like-minded adults in raising funds and
accomplishing worthwhile community projects.

You can make a difference. And, if you are a young adult, you can do
it all while having a good time and expanding your professional and
personal skill sets as a member of the Jaycees.

The Lincoln
Jaycees work year-round and place particular emphasis on enhancing
the lives of local children. The organization hosts various
community and fundraising projects. In 2014, the project list
includes participation in the Logan County Relay For Life, Lawnmower
Clinic, Easter Egg Hunt, Haunted House and Angel Tree.

Where many hands join together, light is the burden and much
achieved. The Lincoln Jaycees are a great group of people that are
welcoming new members to help fill dreams. Just show up at one of
the Lincoln meetings or events, or express your interest through the
online website, and you'll be on your way to becoming a proud
Lincoln Jaycee.

Meetings are on the third Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at the
Lincoln Jaycees Center, 325 S. Chicago St.

That economic justice can best be won by free men through free
enterprise

That government should be of laws rather than of men

That Earth's great treasure lies in human personality

And that service to
humanity is the best work of life

Jaycee history

Henry Giessenbier
founded the Jaycees in 1920, with 3,000 members, in St. Louis,
Missouri. It was Henry's vision to provide young people with
opportunities which they had little or no access to otherwise
attain. He believed that young people could change the world. He was
right.

His theory was
simple – to offer leadership opportunities to young people, giving
them hands-on experience through serving the community. That concept
has never wavered.